Araria
district of Bihar has total population of
2,811,569
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
1,463,333
are males while
1,348,236
are females. In 2011 there were total
568,142
families residing in Araria district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Araria district is
921.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
6%
people lives in Urban areas while
94%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 72.1% while that in the rural areas is 52.3%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Araria district is 895 while that of Rural areas is 923.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Araria
district is 577886 which is
21%
of the total population. There are 295315 male children
and 282571 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Araria is
957
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Araria district.

The total literacy rate of
Araria district is
53.53%. The male literacy rate is 49.73% and the female
literacy rate is 34.72% in Araria district.

Population

2,811,569

Literacy

53.53%

Sex Ratio

921

To facilitate the administration, Araria district is further
divided into
9
Blocks (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Blocks consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Araria Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Araria district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

577,886

295,315

282,571

Literacy

53.53%

49.73%

34.72%

Scheduled Caste

382,654

198,247

184,407

Scheduled Tribe

38,848

19,887

18,961

Illiterate

1,615,801

735,690

880,111

Caste-wise Population - Araria district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
13.6%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
1.4%
of total population in Araria district of Bihar.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

382,654

198,247

184,407

Schedule Tribe

38,848

19,887

18,961

Religion-wise Population - Araria district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

1,593,525

(56.68%)

832,863

760,662

Muslim

1,207,442

(42.95%)

624,887

582,555

Christian

4,116

(0.15%)

2,158

1,958

Sikh

371

(0.01%)

211

160

Buddhist

187

(0.01%)

136

51

Jain

1,910

(0.07%)

985

925

Other Religion

63

(0%)

35

28

No Religion Specified

3,955

(0.14%)

2,058

1,897

Literacy Rate - Araria district

The total literacy rate of
Araria district was 53.53% in 2011 which is
less
than average literacy rate 61.8% of Bihar. Population-wise, out of total
1,195,768 literates,
males were 727,643 while females were 468,125.
Also the male literacy rate was 62.3% and the female
literacy rate was 43.93% in Araria district.

Araria district

Bihar

Female

43.93%

51.5%

Male

62.3%

71.2%

Total

53.53%

61.8%

Sex Ratio - Araria district

The Sex Ratio of Araria district is
921
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
921
females in Araria district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
957
which is
greater
than Average Sex Ratio (
921
) of Araria district.

Population Density - Araria district

The total area of Araria district is
2,830 km2.
Thus the density of Araria district is
993
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
51
sq. km. area is under urban region while
2,779
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Araria district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Araria, 6% people lived in urban regions
while 94% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 168,777 out of which 89,079 were males while remaining 79,698 were females.
In rural areas of Araria, male population was 1,374,254
while female population was 1,268,538.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Araria was 895 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Araria was 953
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Araria were 28,185 which is 16.7% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Araria was 923 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Araria was 957 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Araria for urban regions was 72.1 percent in which
males were 77.8% literate while female literacy stood at
65.65%. The total literate
population of Araria was 1,195,768. Similarly in rural areas of Araria, the
average literacy rate was 52.29 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 61.24% and
42.5% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Araria were 1,094,403.

Rural

Urban

Population %

94%

6%

Total population

2,642,792

168,777

Male population

1,374,254

89,079

Female population

1,268,538

79,698

Sex ratio

923

895

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

957

953

Child population

549,701

28,185

Literates

1,094,403

101,365

Average literacy

52.29%

72.1%

Male literacy

61.24%

77.8%

Female literacy

42.5%

65.65%

Child Population - Araria district

According to Census 2011, there were
577,886
children between age 0 to 6 years in Araria district. Out of
which
295,315
were male while
282,571
were female.

Working Population - Araria district

In Araria district out of total population, 1,069,893 were
engaged in work activities. 65.1% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 34.9% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,069,893 workers
engaged in Main Work, 170,879 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 414,626 were Agricultural labourer.